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morphospecies: a standalone construct

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Systematics

a group of specimens sorted as a species on visible morphology alone, used by non-specialists as a stand-in for named species.

In systematics, morphospecies refers to a group of specimens sorted as a species on visible morphology alone, used by non-specialists as a stand-in for named species. This meaning comes from Oliver (1996) in Conservation Biology.[1]

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References

Oliver, I., & Beattie, A. J. (1996). Invertebrate Morphospecies as Surrogates for Species: A Case Study. Conservation Biology, 10(1), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10010099.x

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